Hello i do have a NCQ queue_depth of 1 too and my /sys/block/sda/device/queue_depth is not writeable. I thought i'd take the time to provide you with the hdparm output hoping this minor issue can be resolved. Yours faithfully Johann-Christoph Jacob >From uname -a: Linux amilo 2.6.24.2 #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Feb 11 22:01:11 CET 2008 i686 GNU/Linux >From lspci -vvk: 00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller (rev 02) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP]) Subsystem: Fujitsu Siemens Computer GmbH Unknown device 10ad Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- Latency: 0 Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 18 Region 0: I/O ports at 01f0 [size=8] Region 1: I/O ports at 03f4 [size=1] Region 2: I/O ports at 0170 [size=8] Region 3: I/O ports at 0374 [size=1] Region 4: I/O ports at 1810 [size=16] Kernel driver in use: ata_piix 00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) SATA AHCI Controller (rev 02) (prog-if 01 [AHCI 1.0]) Subsystem: Fujitsu Siemens Computer GmbH Unknown device 10ad Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+ Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- Latency: 0 Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 220 Region 0: I/O ports at 18d0 [size=8] Region 1: I/O ports at 18c4 [size=4] Region 2: I/O ports at 18c8 [size=8] Region 3: I/O ports at 18c0 [size=4] Region 4: I/O ports at 18b0 [size=16] Region 5: Memory at dc444400 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K] Capabilities: [80] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable+ Address: fee0100c Data: 41e9 Capabilities: [70] Power Management version 2 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold-) Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- Kernel driver in use: ahci >From /var/log/kern.log: ahci 0000:00:1f.2: version 3.0 ahci 0000:00:1f.2: nr_ports (4) and implemented port map (0x5) don't match, using nr_ports ahci 0000:00:1f.2: forcing PORTS_IMPL to 0xf ahci 0000:00:1f.2: AHCI 0001.0100 32 slots 4 ports 1.5 Gbps 0xf impl SATA mode ahci 0000:00:1f.2: flags: 64bit ncq pm led clo pio slum part scsi0 : ahci scsi1 : ahci scsi2 : ahci scsi3 : ahci ata1: SATA max UDMA/133 abar m1024@0xdc444400 port 0xdc444500 irq 220 ata2: SATA max UDMA/133 abar m1024@0xdc444400 port 0xdc444580 irq 220 ata3: SATA max UDMA/133 abar m1024@0xdc444400 port 0xdc444600 irq 220 ata4: SATA max UDMA/133 abar m1024@0xdc444400 port 0xdc444680 irq 220 ata1: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300) ata1.00: ATA-7: WDC WD1200BEVS-07LAT0, 01.06M01, max UDMA/133 ata1.00: 234441648 sectors, multi 16: LBA48 NCQ (depth 1) ata1.00: configured for UDMA/133 ata2: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 0) ata3: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 300) ata4: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 0) scsi 0:0:0:0: Direct-Access ATA WDC WD1200BEVS-0 01.0 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5 sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 234441648 512-byte hardware sectors (120034 MB) sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00 sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 234441648 512-byte hardware sectors (120034 MB) sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00 sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA sda: sda1 sda2 sda3 sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI disk ata_piix 0000:00:1f.1: version 2.12 scsi4 : ata_piix scsi5 : ata_piix ata5: PATA max UDMA/100 cmd 0x1f0 ctl 0x3f6 bmdma 0x1810 irq 14 ata6: PATA max UDMA/100 cmd 0x170 ctl 0x376 bmdma 0x1818 irq 15 ata5.00: ATAPI: Optiarc DVD RW AD-7540A, 1.42, max UDMA/33 ata5.00: configured for UDMA/33 ata6: port disabled. ignoring. scsi 4:0:0:0: CD-ROM Optiarc DVD RW AD-7540A 1.42 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5 sr0: scsi3-mmc drive: 24x/24x writer dvd-ram cd/rw xa/form2 cdda tray Uniform CD-ROM driver Revision: 3.20 sr 4:0:0:0: Attached scsi CD-ROM sr0 >From hdparm -I /dev/sda: /dev/sda: ATA device, with non-removable media Model Number: WDC WD1200BEVS-07LAT0 Serial Number: WD-WXE906801963 Firmware Revision: 01.06M01 Standards: Supported: 7 6 5 4 Likely used: 7 Configuration: Logical max current cylinders 16383 16383 heads 16 16 sectors/track 63 63 -- CHS current addressable sectors: 16514064 LBA user addressable sectors: 234441648 LBA48 user addressable sectors: 234441648 device size with M = 1024*1024: 114473 MBytes device size with M = 1000*1000: 120034 MBytes (120 GB) Capabilities: LBA, IORDY(can be disabled) Queue depth: 1 Standby timer values: spec'd by Standard, with device specific minimum R/W multiple sector transfer: Max = 16 Current = 16 Advanced power management level: unknown setting (0x00fe) Recommended acoustic management value: 128, current value: 128 DMA: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 udma4 udma5 *udma6 Cycle time: min=120ns recommended=120ns PIO: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4 Cycle time: no flow control=120ns IORDY flow control=120ns Commands/features: Enabled Supported: * SMART feature set Security Mode feature set * Power Management feature set * Write cache * Look-ahead * Host Protected Area feature set * WRITE_BUFFER command * READ_BUFFER command * NOP cmd * DOWNLOAD_MICROCODE Advanced Power Management feature set * SET_MAX security extension * Automatic Acoustic Management feature set * 48-bit Address feature set * Device Configuration Overlay feature set * Mandatory FLUSH_CACHE * FLUSH_CACHE_EXT * SMART error logging * SMART self-test * General Purpose Logging feature set * 64-bit World wide name * IDLE_IMMEDIATE with UNLOAD * SATA-I signaling speed (1.5Gb/s) * Native Command Queueing (NCQ) * Phy event counters DMA Setup Auto-Activate optimization * Software settings preservation * SMART Command Transport (SCT) feature set * SCT Long Sector Access (AC1) * SCT LBA Segment Access (AC2) * SCT Error Recovery Control (AC3) * SCT Features Control (AC4) * SCT Data Tables (AC5) unknown 206[12] Security: Master password revision code = 65534 supported not enabled not 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